Night ThoughtsC. Whittingham, 1798 - 386 Seiten |
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... thought of THE " LAST DAY makes every man more than poetical , by spreading over his mind a general obscurity of " sacred horror , that oppresses distinction and dis- " dains expression . " The subject is indeed truly awful , and was ...
... thought of THE " LAST DAY makes every man more than poetical , by spreading over his mind a general obscurity of " sacred horror , that oppresses distinction and dis- " dains expression . " The subject is indeed truly awful , and was ...
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... THOUGHTS , " says the Doctor , speaking of our author , " he has exhi- " bited a very wide display of original poetry , varie- gated with deep reflections and striking allusions ; " a wilderness of thought , in which the fertility of ...
... THOUGHTS , " says the Doctor , speaking of our author , " he has exhi- " bited a very wide display of original poetry , varie- gated with deep reflections and striking allusions ; " a wilderness of thought , in which the fertility of ...
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... thought the occasion might sanctify the means ; and not thinking so unfavourably of the stage as other good men have done , he committed the monstrous absurdity of giving a play for the propaga- tion of the gospel ! The author was ( as ...
... thought the occasion might sanctify the means ; and not thinking so unfavourably of the stage as other good men have done , he committed the monstrous absurdity of giving a play for the propaga- tion of the gospel ! The author was ( as ...
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... THOUGHTS , " Who thought e'en gold itself might come a day too late , " Was made Clerk of the Closet to the Princess Dow- ager of WALES . What retarded his promotion so long it is not easy to determine . Some attribute it to his ...
... THOUGHTS , " Who thought e'en gold itself might come a day too late , " Was made Clerk of the Closet to the Princess Dow- ager of WALES . What retarded his promotion so long it is not easy to determine . Some attribute it to his ...
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... thought too sparkling , and his sentences too point- " ed , yet the vivacity of his fancy is so great , as to " entertain every reader . In his NIGHT THOUGHTS , " there is much energy of expression ; in the three first , there are ...
... thought too sparkling , and his sentences too point- " ed , yet the vivacity of his fancy is so great , as to " entertain every reader . In his NIGHT THOUGHTS , " there is much energy of expression ; in the three first , there are ...
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æther ambition angels archangels art thou awful beam beneath bids blest bliss blood divine boast boundless charms Christian creation dæmons dark Death deep Deity deny'd divine Dost dread dream dust earth EDWARD YOUNG endless eternal Ev'n ev'ry fate flame fond fool give glorious glory gods grave grief guilt happiness heart Heav'n High Holborn hope hour human illustrious infidels life's light Line live LORENZO Man's mankind midnight mighty mind mortal NARCISSA Nature Nature's ne'er night NIGHT THOUGHTS nought numbers o'er Omnipotence pain passions peace PHILANDER Pleasure poison'd pow'r praise pride proud Reason rise sacred scene sense shew shines sigh sight skies smile song soul immortal sov'reign sphere stars stings strange strike sublime thee theme thine thought throne tomb triumph truth Virtue Virtue's WINCHESTER COLLEGE wing wisdom wise wish wonder wretched
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Seite 22 - At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves and re-resolves; then dies the same.
Seite 28 - Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven : And how they might have borne more welcome news.
Seite 22 - And is it in the flight of threescore years To push eternity from human thought, And smother souls immortal in the dust?
Seite 13 - Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice ; and thrice my peace was slain ; And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn.
Seite 22 - An heir of glory'! a frail child of dust*! Helpless immortal'! insect infinite*! A worm'! a god*! — I tremble' at myself, And in myself am lost*!
Seite 16 - For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky...
Seite 59 - When in this vale of years I backward look, And miss such numbers, numbers too of such, Firmer in health, and greener in their age, And stricter on their guard, and fitter far To play life's subtle game, I scarce believe I still survive...
Seite 22 - A worm ! a God ! — I tremble at myself, And in myself am lost. At home -a, stranger, Thought wanders up and down, surprised, aghast, And wondering at her own. How Reason reels ! O what a miracle to man is man ! Triumphantly distress'd ! what joy!
Seite 13 - Night Thoughts" he has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry, variegated with deep reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage.
Seite 22 - TIRED Nature's sweet restorer, balmy Sleep ! He, like the world, his ready visit pays Where Fortune smiles ; the wretched he forsakes ; Swift on his downy pinion flies from woe, And lights on lids unsullied with a tear.